Chapter 504: Soul Contract and Demon Nature

But after all that healing,

Luo De immediately felt the sharp pains in his body ease considerably.

This battle had been one of the heaviest loads he'd faced in a long time; now that he was finally relaxing, exhaustion hit hard.

He closed his eyes, intending to rest for a while.

Yet over the past year, had he ever once slept without a girl beside him?

Without a warm, soft body to hold, Luo De found sleep utterly unnatural.

"How have I become such a lustful monster who can't live without women?"

Fine, let it be that way.

It's all the Second Heart's fault anyway.

Thinking this,

Luo De simply called out to Tally through the Far-Speech Chain.

Almost the instant he finished speaking,

the treehouse door creaked open.

Outside, the night was pitch-black; beneath the faint glow of bioluminescent plants stood Tally's graceful silhouette.

"So fast?"

"No, I've been hiding in the shadows by the door all along, afraid the elf would chase me away."

She walked to the bedside with a forced smile.

Quietly pulled up a chair and sat beside it.

Luo De frowned: "That's not like you. At a time like this, shouldn't you be taking advantage of me being tied up?"

Yuna's silk threads weren't particularly strong, but they carried detection magic—if anything moved, she'd know.

That woman was too anxious; Luo De didn't bother tormenting her.

"I'm not that clueless, Tally wouldn't do something like that."

Tally smiled, leaned down, and kissed Luo De's forehead.

Then buried her face against his neck.

Luo De thought she was being affectionate, about to speak—when he felt a damp warmth against his skin.

"You're crying?"

"No! Tally's just… drooling!"

Though she denied it, the tremor in her voice betrayed her.

Luo De chuckled:

"What's there to cry about? It's not even a serious wound. Besides, I've had my heart pierced right in front of you before—you didn't cry then. Oh right, you even said you wanted to taste me after I died."

"It's different. Back then, if you died, I just thought it was a waste—I'd lose such a delicious source of essence. But now, seeing you hurt, your whole body covered in wounds, I felt unbearable pain. The thought of you dying made me want to die with you."

"So sentimental, Tally? A shame for a succubus."

"Let it be a shame. Succubi aren't stones—we can love others too. My grandmother killed herself after her troll husband died, refusing to consume essence. I must have the same blood."

"... ou're so serious, I'm starting to feel uneasy."

Tally lifted her head, revealing her true succubus form.

Her adorable, alluring face was streaked with tears.

"Promise me you'll die after me. Tally doesn't want to end up like my cousin—cutting off her lover's thing, pickling it in preservative, only to have some mischievous succubus steal it and grind it into powder to sell."

Luo De laughed.

He gently kissed the demonic horn on her forehead.

"Of course. You're my personal toilet, and I'm your food warehouse. Deal?"

"Swear it. Swear you'll love only me."

"I swear, I'll always love Tally."

Tally frowned: "Master, you're dodging. You didn't say you'd love only Tally."

"Can't help it. My heart is broad—I have more than one heart. Having a few others inside is inevitable."

"I don't care! I don't care! Tally's terrified—comfort me!"

"Fine, fine. I'll love only Tally forever. Happy?"

Tally had been pouting, face drawn.

The moment he said it, her face broke into the classic demonic smirk.

She snapped her fingers—suddenly, a soul contract materialized in midair, woven from pale blue spiritual energy.

The text clearly read: "Forester Luo De swears to love only the succubus Tally forever."

The next instant,

Luo De clearly felt a thread of his soul power forcibly pulled out and injected into the floating soul contract.

Tally felt the same.

The soul contract was sealed!

Wait—can demonic soul contracts be forced like this?

"..."

"Oh my, oh my, oh my oh my~~~ Finally tricked you~~~"

Tally wiped away her tears, her face glowing with triumph.

She kicked away the chair she'd just sat on, plopped herself on the edge of the bed, and slid her pink-nailed fingers from Luo De's face down to his chest, then lower.

Then she blinked, her eyes glowing pink, and with the posture of a victor, pinched his stunned cheeks and kissed him passionately.

She'd always been forward, but before, it was the submissive kind—welcoming, obedient.

This time, it was pure aggression, total control—she pried open his lips, greedily plundering everything.

After a long while, she reluctantly pulled away.

Wiped her lips, slick with saliva.

"Didn't see that coming, Master? The roles have reversed~~ You're mine, forever and only mine! I'll lock you in a dark room, tattoo every inch of you with my exclusive succubus marks, and you'll feed me ten meals a day!"

"..."

She straddled him, pressed close to his ear, greedily kissing and breathing him in.

"Master, Master, Master, Master~~~"

"What stupid collection plan? What weird cross-species girls? What forest harmony? What pleasure parties? I don't care! Master is Tally's forever~~ Tally wants Master to love only me~~"

Luo De licked the lingering saliva on his lips.

As always, sweet as honey, laced with seductive spiritual energy.

"So… your worry just now was fake?"

"How could it be fake? Tally is willing to die with Master! But now that Master is mine forever~~ there's no need to face danger anymore~~"

She was ecstatic.

She stared at Luo De's eyes as if he were a priceless treasure,

then rubbed against him, peppering his face with kisses.

"Dear Master, did you really think I had no thoughts of resisting the enslavement rune? All this past year? This is a Soul Contract—I spent months secretly studying it, refining it to this level. I've researched thoroughly—even the highest-tier enslavement spells can be influenced."

"You're sure?"

"Hehe~ Stubborn. I love this about you, Master—every part of you is so hard~~ A Master who swears to love only me would never use an enslavement rune to control Tally, right~~"

As she spoke those final words,

she directly channeled the power of the soul contract.

The moment she finished,

Luo De felt an unnatural surge of affection well up inside him—he gazed at Tally's smug face and thought her breathtakingly beautiful, pink bubbles swirling around him.

But this unnatural force was quickly suppressed by the enslavement rune's power.

The enslavement rune naturally resisted any reversal of its control.

Luo De smiled: "Tally, dissolve the soul contract."

The rune on his hand glowed pink.

Correspondingly, the enslavement rune on Tally's lower abdomen—shaped like a blooming womb—also flared brightly, its glow piercing through her thin clothing.

Tally froze for a long moment.

Unable to control herself, she summoned the soul contract again—then came a sharp crack.

The spiritual energy forming the contract shattered into fragments; the two soul threads instantly separated, returning to their owners.

"So? Tally?"

The succubus girl stared, dumbfounded.

The next instant,

her triumphant expression vanished, replaced by her usual sweet, fawning smile.

She rushed over, kissing him frantically.

Mmmamama, loud and eager.

"Oh no, Master, Tally was just joking~~"

Luo De sneered: "Starting today, two meals a day become one. And unless I permit it, you're not allowed to sleep in the forester's cabin again."

Creatures with demonic blood—disobedience is their nature.

Luo De didn't really blame her, but not blaming didn't mean he couldn't give her a lesson.

Tree spirit Vivian, spider-elf Yuna, and the half-deer child Xiao Ke all had soft personalities and could naturally be spoiled.

But someone like Tally and the Banshee Krista needed to be handled firmly.

"Huh?!!"

Tally panicked completely.

Cold sweat broke on her forehead; her feet stomped the floor in agitation.

She pressed her face against Luo De's and pleaded and cooed desperately.

She hurriedly shed her clothes, making her chest swell.

"Look, Master, look! It's the meat you like! Oh no! Don't be like this! One meal a day will starve a succubus to death! Master—"

Luo De remained unmoved, telling her to leave.

Tally was already frantic with regret and dared not defy him.

"Tally will wait right outside the door, right in the shadow! Master, if you ever want to hold onto something, call Tally! Promise! Even if you don't want to hold me, I can just lie still—I'll do anything, Master! You must call me!"

She left the treehouse reluctantly, glancing back every three steps.

She kept whimpering pitiful words as she went.

Luo De still felt it wasn't enough, so he called in Tree Spirit Vivian, who had been lingering outside since earlier.

Vivian was a girl who trusted Luo De unconditionally.

After hearing directly that her injuries weren't serious, she relaxed completely, never considering the possibility Luo De was comforting her with lies.

Fortunately, Yuna's silk hadn't bound her too tightly.

Luo De didn't need to move; it was rare for Vivian to complete the entire process clumsily on her own.

But outside the 【Seduction Mark】's active period, Vivian's stamina was limited, and after one or two attempts, she couldn't endure it.

Finally, she crawled into bed, hugged Luo De's arm, and drifted off with a sigh.

As for Luo De—

He felt the sensation while sensing Tally outside, perched on the tree, crushing leaf after leaf.

Honestly, it was quite satisfying.

The next morning.

The halfling Lily came to visit.

Her personality was more boyish, which made her slightly different from other girls.

Upon seeing Luo De was unharmed, her first reaction was envy and regret.

"To single-handedly drive off a dragon? You beat me to it—I've been wanting to try that too!"

(End of Chapter)